Thursday, July 27, 2023

Professor Messer's Free CompTIA certification preparation

Those interested in CompTIA certifications should also consider these free resources from Professor Messer here.

Professor Messer’s SY0-601 CompTIA Security+ Course

This is the index to the free SY0-601 CompTIA Security+ training course videos.
All of their Security+ and cybersecurity exam training videos are completely free.

Saturday, July 15, 2023

Free, online CyberSecurity+ Exam Preparation Series

Virginia Space Grant Consortium’s free, online Security+ Exam Preparation Series is now complete and available for Virginia’s students. The series has 14 one-hour sessions, led by Dr. Michael Mann and recorded with student engagement, that use practice questions from the question bank developed by the Virginia Cyber Range. Registrants also have access to the Cyber Range’s full bank of test questions and answers.

Each program is bookmarked for ease of access to topics of particular interest to the student. Closed captioning and downloadable transcripts are available for each program in the series. The series is available at: http://vsgc.odu.edu/securityplus

Welcome - Security+ Exam Preparation Video Series

Welcome to the Virginia Space Grant's Security+ Exam Preparation website. If you are new to
this site, please register below. Virginia Space Grant Consortium (VSGC) is a NASA and State
funded coalition of NASA Centers, Virginia universities, State agencies and other organizations
focused on STEM education, workforce development and research.

vsgc.odu.edu

Thursday, July 6, 2023

Arlington CTE Advisory Committee Statewide Awards

The Arlington Public Schools Career, Technical and Adult Education Advisory Committee received multiple awards in the Commonwealth of Virginia's statewide Creating Excellence Awards.

The following Arlington programs were recognized:

The Marketing Program @Wakefield HS in the category of Exemplary Secondary Program Award.
The CTAE Advisory Committee in the category of Secondary Advisory Committee Award.
The ACE Mentoring Program in the category of Secondary Business and Industry Partnership Award.

Monday, June 5, 2023

Summer High School STEM Internships at Virginia Tech's Northern Virginia Center

DEADLINE: June 18, 2023, 11:59am

Virginia Tech DC Area STEM internships are open to students in 10th through 12 grade. Previous high school interns or Thinkabit Lab camp participants are welcome to participate as undergraduates. Credit or stipends can be arranged through your school or school division CTE programs.

Internship Description (you'll be encourages to make changes based on your preferred areas of focus - Biological, BioMedical, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, Environmental, Health and Medical, IT, Physics, Public Policy):

Virginia Tech Physical Computing and Maker Education Lab, Summer 2023

Falls Church, Virginia

Support a 2400 square foot physical computing and maker-space lab for school-aged students and adults at the Northern Virginia Center graduate student campus in Falls Church, VA. Assist lab leaders in maintaining equipment and developing and implementing STEM education programs for schools, administrators, teachers and students in technical career exploration, microelectronics, engineering design processes, Arduino programming (C, C++), micro:bit programming (Microsoft MakeCode, Python, Javascript), RoboCrafting (arts-integrated creative robotics), VEX Robotics, and IOT (Internet of Things)/SmartCities and AI initiatives. Support integrated environment and technology projects, and also pursue independent or small-team projects. Teach students of all ages from elementary school groups to senior citizen lifelong learning programs.

Schedule for the upcoming weeks. This may help you determine which days you plan to visit in-person (ideally 2 or more days per week, unless we make other arrangements).

June 26 - Virtual or In-person (restricted to 10-2)
June 27 - Virtual or In-person (restricted to 10-2)
June 28 - Virtual or In-person (restricted to 10-3) - high school group visit at 2pm
June 29 - Virtual or In-person 9 - 3 (school group visit from 930 to 130pm)
June 30 - Virtual work only

July 3 - Virtual or In-person (restricted to 10-2)
July 4 - Holiday
July 5 - Virtual or In-person 9 - 3 (school group visit from 930 to 130pm)
July 6 - Virtual or In-person 9 - 3 (school group visit from 930 to 130pm)
July 7 - Virtual work only

July 10 - Virtual or In-person (restricted to 10-2)
July 11 - Virtual or In-person (restricted to 10-2)
July 12 - Virtual or In-person (restricted to 10-3) - high school group visit at 2pm
July 13 - Virtual or In-person 9 - 3 (school group visit from 930 to 130pm)
July 14 - Virtual work only

July 17 - Virtual or In-person (restricted to 10-2)
July 18 - Virtual or In-person 9 - 3
July 19 - Virtual or In-person 9 - 3
July 20 - Virtual or In-person 9 - 3
July 21 - Virtual work only

July 24 - Virtual or In-person 9 - 3
July 25 - Virtual or In-person 9 - 3
July 26 - Virtual or In-person 9 - 3
July 27 - Virtual or In-person 9 - 3
July 28 - Virtual work only

July 31 - Virtual or In-person 9 - 3
August 1 - Virtual or In-person 9 - 3
August 2 - Virtual or In-person 9 - 3
August 3 - Virtual or In-person 9 - 3
August 4 - Virtual work only

Beyond August 4 - We'll talk about any additional ideas you might be interested in for Fall.

Send an email to STEM@vt.edu.

Thursday, May 11, 2023

DSEC Maker-focused Ambassador Opportunity

Attn: Educators! Seeking Applicants with a passion for #Making and #DigitalFabrication for a paid, part-time 1-year Virtual STEM Ambassadors Program with the DoD Defense STEM Education Consortium (DSEC) Hosted by TIES

TIES (Teaching Institute for Excellence in STEM) is seeking applicants for the Department of Defense (DoD) STEM Ambassadors Program. This is a flexible part-time position designed for those working full-time in school settings.

Please use this link to apply. https://lnkd.in/eBGgT9tZ

Applications are due by 11:59 pm EST on May 30, 2023.